Category: March 2019

A Diamond is a Boy’s Best Friend

“You can’t go back home to your family, back home to your childhood… back home to a young man’s dreams of glory and of fame…

Rich Turner March 30, 2019 5 Comments

Peat, Asparagus, and Hard Labor, Part 2 of 2

Changing Demographics: Shifts to Filipino and Mexican Labor Amidst this labor climate, the Federal Government passed the National Origins Act of 1924, severely curtailing Asian

Phillip Merlo March 28, 2019 5 Comments

Delta Rivers and Flooding, Part 2 of 4

Historic Breaks, Floods and What Caused Them This timely four-part video series is intended to educate the communities of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta by examining

Cyndy Green March 27, 2019 3 Comments

Peat, Asparagus, and Hard Labor, Part 1 of 2

This cabin dates to 1911, and was part of the reconstruction effort after the catastrophic flood of 1903. Oral histories and old farm maps indicate

Phillip Merlo March 26, 2019 9 Comments

Bittersweet Goodbye

Moon Glow, Staten Island A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song. — Maya Angelou Like a

Rich Turner March 25, 2019 4 Comments

The Further Adventures of the Delta Detective Part 4 of 4

Having lost his bid to adopt a stately office motto for the firm of Delta Detections and lacking time for the getaway of his dreams

Howard Lachtman March 19, 2019 2 Comments

Delta Rivers and Flooding – Part 1 of 4

Water Sources and How They Affect the Delta This timely four-part video series is intended to educate the communities of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta by

Cyndy Green March 18, 2019 1 Comment

Guest Editorial

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California as a Delta Neighbor Gas well flare test, Bouldin Island What does it mean for our community when large

Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla March 8, 2019 5 Comments

Delta Anthology

Collecting stories of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Because in the end literature helps to build that sense of place that the Delta seems to lack.

Alex Breitler March 7, 2019 1 Comment

Shorty’s La Amistad Cafe

“To all of us kids, this 1992 picture of Mom and Dad represents their success in life.” -Gilberto, Jr. (photo courtesy the Lopez family) Perseverance,

Rich Turner March 1, 2019 12 Comments